Device for delivering squares or otherwise shaped pieces of cloth or other sheet material



Oct. 6, 1931. p DUFF DEVICE FOR DELIVERING SQUARES OR OTHERWISE SHAPED PIECES OF CLOTH OR OTHER SHEET MATERIAL A Filed Jan. 14, 1951 lllllull IL Patented Oct. 6, 1931 PATENT OFFICE ROBERT FENDER DUFF, OF DUNDEE, ANGUS, SCOTLAND DEVICE FOR, DELIVERING SQUARES OR OTHERWISE SHAPED PIECES OF CLOTH OR OTHER SHEET MATERIAL Application filed January 14, 1931, Serial No. 508,684, and in Great Britain January 23, 1930.

This invention relates to a device for delivering square or otherwise shaped pieces of cloth or other sheet material.

The squares or other pieces are wound in roll form in overlapping relation, there being wound along with the pieces a thread or other binder located exterior to the overlappingpieces so that as the roll is unwound the binder is unwound therewith.

The roll may be conveniently wound on a paper tube or former through which passes a spindle whose ends engage guides which may be fixed to the end walls of a box.

Parallel with the spindle is mounted a roller which may be mounted on brackets upstanding from the bottom wall of the box.

The end portion of the binder is engaged with the roller and, as the roll of pieces is unwound, the roller is rotated in the opposite direction to wind up the binder.

Preferably the spindle guides are vertical or inclined so that the roll bears with its own weight against the roller which is driven frictionally by the roll.

A device constructed in accordance with the invention is illustrated more or less dia grammatically in the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a transverse section and Fig. 2 a plan view; Fig. 3 is a view showing the overlapping relation of pieces of cloth to be wound into roll form.

Referring to the drawings, square shaped pieces 1 of cloth or other material are wound in overlapping relation to form a roll 2, there being wound along with the pieces 1 a thread binder 3 (indicated in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 3) located exterior to the overlapping pieces, the arrangement being such that, as the pieces 1 are unwound from the roll, the binder 3 will also be unwound.

As the pieces 1 are unwound, the binder 3 is wound upon a roller 4 which is frictionally engaged by theroll 2 and rotated thereby in the opposite direction.

The roll 2 is built upon a tubular paper former 5 supported on a spindle 6 whose ends engage inclined guide slots 7 in arms 8 uprising from a bracket 9.

The roller 4 is carried by a spindle 10 whose ends engage slotted journals in lugs 11 integral with the bracket 9.

The construction is such that, as the pieces 1 are unwound from the roll 2, the roll is free to descend in the guide slots 7 so to maintain frictional engagement with the roller l.

As shown, the device is housed in a box 12 having a hinged front panel 13 and a hinged top 14: which permit access to the roll.

What I claim is 1. A. device for delivering pieces of sheet material comprising a revoluble magazine of pieces wound in overlapping relation in roll form, a binder wound exterior to the overlapping pieces, and a winder rotatable with said roll for winding up said binder as said roll is unwound.

2. A device for delivering pieces of sheet material comprising a rovoluble magazine of pieces wound in overlapping relation in roll form, a binder wound exterior to the oyerlapping pieces, and a winding roller frictionally engaged by said roll so as to be rotated on rotation of said roll to wind up said binder as said roll is unwound.

3. A device for delivering pieces of sheet material comprising astructure presenting inclined guides, a rotatable core mounted in said guides, a series of pieces wound in overlapping relation in roll form on said core, a binder wound exterior to the overlapping pieces, and a winding roller frictionally engaged by said roll so as to be rotated on rotation of said roll to wind up said binder as said roll of pieces is unwound.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

ROBERT P. DUFF 

